Travelling abroad on a plane comes with many restrictions when it comes to luggage, particularly your carry-on bags.
Not only are there limits on bag sizes that are permitted inside the cabin – which can vary from airline to airline – but there are important rules when it comes to the contents of your bag.
Airport staff won’t allow anything through security that is considered dangerous, such as lighters and scissors, and there are strict restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand luggage.
But while there are several things you cannot take on board with you, travel insurance specialists warn passengers to keep one key item in their hand luggage every time they travel.
Travel insurance firm PayingTooMuch says passengers should always put any medication they need in their hand luggage just in case their checked bags get lost.
The firm warns: “Where possible, always keep your medication with you just in case your checked-in suitcase gets lost. If your luggage does go missing during travel, not having your prescribed medicine with you is one less thing to worry…
